Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
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Waterloo is pleased to provide the President's Graduate Scholarship (PGS) to outstanding graduate students who hold major federally and provincially funded competition-based scholarships.
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News
- Sep. 13, 2021Waterloo invites scholars to apply for 2022 AMTD Fellowship
- Sep. 13, 2021Second cohort of AMTD postdoctoral scholars join Waterloo
- Sep. 13, 2021Observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On September 14 the following email was shared with graduate students
To: All students and employees, including employees of the Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo
From: Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor and Jean Becker, Senior Director, Indigenous Initiatives/Interim Associate Vice-President, Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion
Date: September 14, 2021
Subject: Observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Events
- Sep. 17, 2021Applying for Graduate Scholarships live chats
We want to support you in applying for a major federal or provincial graduate scholarship in fall 2021. Review the scholarship competition web pages and bring your specific administrative questions to the one-on-one online live chats. Our Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs Awards and Funding team experts will be ready to answer your questions.
Blog
- June 21, 2021Professional Skills Foundations staff profile: Ileana Diaz
Ileana Diaz has joined the Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs team in the Graduate Professional Skills Program Specialist role to support the Professional Skills Foundations program! Join us in getting to know a bit more about Ileana.
- Nov. 23, 2020Engaging in Professional Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Tell us a bit about yourself. What is/was your program and research focus?
- Oct. 19, 2020From Field to Film: Making Science Accessible
We all care about our research. We think our projects are cool, our data is important, and the answers to our questions will save the world. We know the lingo, speak the language, and understand the background. We are immersed in our topic 24/7, 365 days a year, for what feels like forever. So when asked why other people should care about my research, and to explain it in only 60 seconds, I really had to stop and think. Because why WOULDN’T everyone care?!